By Chantalé Fletcher
CITIZENS, beware of online shopping scams.
This was the message by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to members of the public in a release on Saturday.
Reports stated the scam involved a local online courier service/import company which falsely advertises electronic items such as television screens, cellular phones and tablets for sale via several social media platforms.
Victims then wire transfer money for the purchase of the advertised item into an account, however, no item is delivered as promised.
Police said, “Instances of this type of online scam have been reported in the Northern, North-Eastern, Central and Southern Divisions.”
In addition, they continue to ask victims of such incidents to come forward and make reports to the Barataria Police Station at 674–4723/24 or the Fraud Squad at 623-2644/625-2310.
